THURSDAY
APRIL 14, 2022
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
THE THINK TANK WILL TAKE PLACE AS A LIVESTREAM EVENT WITH FOUR 30-MINUTE, ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHTING BOLD STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH EQUITY.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
UC HEALTH
OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
CENTER FOR CLOSING THE HEALTH GAP | INTERACT FOR HEALTH | MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROVIDENCE SWEDISH | THE CHRIST HOSPITAL HEALTH NETWORK | TRIHEALTH
HEALTHPATH FOUNDATION OF OHIO
PRESENTERS
ANDRE BOYD
DRE SERVES AS THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT THE CHRIST HOSPITAL HEALTH NETWORK. BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL AT THE CHRIST HOSPITAL, DRE SPENT NEARLY 20 YEARS IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION. MOST RECENTLY HE WAS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, A SYSTEM AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND NOVANT HEALTH WITH 8,000 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 700 PHYSICIANS. WHILE THERE, HE WAS NAMED INDUSTRY ERA'S MAGAZINE 10 BEST COO'S IN 2020 AND NAHSE'S SENIOR HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN 2019.
ROBERT FELDBAUER
BOB SERVES AS THE SYSTEM VICE PRESIDENT, FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR UC HEALTH AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAMPUS MASTER PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, REAL ESTATE, POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCH, PARKING AND ACCESS CONTROL, AND BUILDING REGULATIONS AND CODE COMPLIANCE. UNDER BOB'S LEADERSHIP, THE $68.6M UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI GARDNER NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE OPENED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET, RECEIVING THE LARGEST PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE U.S. IN 2017.
JEREMIAH KIRKLAND
JEREMIAH IS THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF TRIHEALTH HOSPITAL INC. HE MANAGES STRATEGY, GROWTH, FINANCE, LOGISTICS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL COMPONENTS OF PERIOPERATIVE OPERATIONS WITHIN THE TRIHEALTH WOMEN'S SERVICES PATIENT SERVICE LINE. WHILE NOT A PART OF HIS CORE RESPONSIBILITIES, JEREMIAH INITIATED AND LED THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRIHEALTH'S SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM, THE FIRST OF IT'S KIND IN THE REGION, WHICH INSPIRES DIVERSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PURSUE HEALTHCARE CAREERS BY GIVING THEM REAL-WORLD EXPOSURE, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE, AND ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP.
VICE MAYOR JAN-MICHELE LEMON KEARNEY
JAN-MICHELE IS VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI AND CHAIR OF THE HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. SHE IS ALSO PUBLISHER OF THE CINCINNATI HERALD, NORTHERN KENTUCKY HERALD, AND DAYTON DEFENDER; A CO-FOUNDER OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI BLACK JOURNALISTS; AND FORMER CO-HOST OF WLWT’S ISSUES AND LET’S TALK CINCINNATI. SHE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB AND THE CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDENS. VICE MAYOR KEARNEY EARNED A MASTER’S DEGREE FROM THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND A JURIS DOCTORATE FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, WHERE SHE ATTENDED WITH HER FRIEND, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
RENEE MAHAFFEY-HARRIS
RENEE IS A COMMITTED ADVOCATE FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS IN GREATER CINCINNATI AND THE REGION. SHE IS PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CENTER FOR CLOSING THE HEALTH GAP, WHOSE MISSION IS TO LEAD THE EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SHE RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE COMMUNITY-BASED BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH MOVEMENT, WHICH IS A PART OF THE OHIO COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH IMPERATIVE. SHE SERVES AS A MEMBER OF GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE'S COVID-19 MINORITY HEALTH STRIKE FORCE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON BLACK HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE.
DARRIN REDUS
DARRIN IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, LLC, WHICH IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AFFILIATE OF THE CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER. THE ACCELERATOR, NOW IN ITS 19TH YEAR, WAS MOST RECENTLY AN INTERNAL INITIATIVE WITHIN THE CHAMBER PRIOR TO SPINNING OUT AS ITS OWN LEGAL ENTITY IN 2021 AS PART OF THE LAUNCH OF THE MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR FUND I, OF WHICH DARRIN ALSO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND FUND MANAGER. OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, DARRIN HAS LED NUMEROUS NATIONAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND BUSINESS FORUMS ON MATTERS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND INCLUSION.
KATE SCHRODER
KATE SCHRODER SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF INTERACT FOR HEALTH WHERE SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, DIRECTION AND VISION TO THE ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPING STRATEGY. SHE CURRENTLY OVERSEES A STAFF OF 21 AND ANNUAL INVESTMENTS OF MORE THAN $7 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY VIA GRANTMAKING, COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND EDUCATION. IN HER PREVIOUS ROLE WITH THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, KATE OVERSAW A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINATION THROUGHOUT 14 COUNTIES IN GREATER CINCINNATI AND TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN VACCINATION RATES.
MARDIA SHANDS
AS CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION OFFICER FOR SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, MARDIA DEVELOPS AND DIRECTS PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY, IMPROVE EQUITY IN HIRING AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND ENSURE AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE FOR ALL SWEDISH CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDERS. SHE ALSO CO-LEADS THE NEWLY CREATED OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION WITH THE CHIEF HEALTH EQUITY OFFICER TO DRIVE INITIATIVES THAT WILL DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC RACISM, REDUCE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY. PRIOR TO JOINING SWEDISH, MARDIA WAS CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER FOR TRIHEALTH AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARTNERS FOR A COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE.
BARBARA TURNER
IN JANUARY 2021, BARBARA BECAME THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AND IS THE FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR TO HOLD THIS POSITION SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1909. SHE JOINED THE COMPANY IN 1997 AND STEADILY ROSE IN A VARIETY OF EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, MOST RECENTLY AS THE 11TH PRESIDENT & COO. SHE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS AND IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE CINCINNATI REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. SHE IS VICE CHAIR AND BOARD CHAIR ELECT OF THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI AND A MEMBER OF SEVERAL OTHER BOARDS, INCLUDING THE CHRIST HOSPITAL HEALTH NETWORK.
